Published: June 20, 2011
Words: 4,819 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN:
9781458118219
Short description
Two biotech nightmares in one ebook...
Theo, a virtual monk, denies his hospitality to no one. After decades of lavish expense, his chief researcher joins him to celebrate the breakthrough he's been waiting for: the world's perfect, environmentally-friendly, completely ethical food. And what better way to celebrate than a feast of biblical proportions...
Includes bonus story: Eyes of Wax
The author of The Antithesis Progression brings you two terrifying glimpses of the power of crowds and the power of innovation.
Self-Sustaining:
Theo, a virtual monk, denies his hospitality to no one. After decades of lavish expense, his chief researcher joins him to celebrate the breakthrough he's been waiting for: the world's perfect, environmentally-friendly, completely ethical food. And what better way to celebrate than a feast of biblical proportions... (Read more)
The author of The Antithesis Progression brings you two terrifying glimpses of the power of crowds and the power of innovation.
Self-Sustaining:
Theo, a virtual monk, denies his hospitality to no one. After decades of lavish expense, his chief researcher joins him to celebrate the breakthrough he's been waiting for: the world's perfect, environmentally-friendly, completely ethical food. And what better way to celebrate than a feast of biblical proportions...
Eyes of Wax:
Blind from birth, a miracle of science gave him sight...
...now, the public demands its payment
In a world where implants make the blind see, the lame walk, and the deaf hear, what becomes of human mind? When public suspicion of the enhanced hits crisis, one man discovers just how much his fellow citizens value their humanity--and how far they'll go to squelch anything that threatens it.
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Tags
science fiction,
food,
wine,
sustainability,
cyborg,
biology,
biotech,
etiquette,
culinary,
animal rights,
table manners,
nobel prize,
enhancement,
molecular gastronomy,
food porn
Single purchase gains access to all formats. How to download ebooks to e-reading devices and apps.
| Format |
Full Book |
Sample First 30% |
| Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser) | Buy | View sample |
| Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps) | Buy | Download sample |
| Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others) | Buy | Download sample |
| PDF (good for reading on PC, or for home printing) | Buy | No sample available |
| LRF (Use only for older model Sony Readers that don't support .epub) | Buy | Download sample |
| Palm Doc (PDB) (for Palm reading devices) | Buy | Download sample |
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Review by:
Lucie Le Blanc
on Jan. 03, 2012 :
Very well written and brings a new meaning to self-sustained ecology.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)